A disclosed security system can identify security threats such as terrorists, criminals or persons-of-interest visiting public venues such as airports, stadiums, hospitals, embassies, convention centers or arenas. The security system may integrate a wireless device tracking system, a server system, and a camera system. The wireless device tracking system may track and locate wireless device carried by a person or carried in a car as the person is visiting a venue. The camera system may include facial recognition technology to identify persons listed on a law enforcement watch list. The camera system may also include thermal imaging capabilities to identify whether a person is carrying a weapon. The information obtained from the wireless device tracking system and the camera systems can be processed by the server system to identify suspected threats in proximity to the venue.
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1. A security system to track one or more mobile devices, comprising: a telemetry system to transmit and receive wireless signals to track a mobile device; a digital system to wirelessly communicate with the tracked mobile device to obtain identification information of the mobile device; a camera system to obtain an image of a person carrying the tracked mobile device, wherein the camera system provides a location of the person that appears in a field of view of one or more cameras associated with the camera system; a server system in communication with the telemetry system, the digital system, and the camera system, the server system configured to: determine, based on the transmitted and received wireless signals, a location of the mobile device at or near a venue; process the identification information of the tracked mobile device to determine an attribute associated with a potential suspect; obtain, from the camera system, the image of the person carrying the tracked mobile device; analyze the obtained image to identify the person as a potential suspect; perform a determination, at different instances, that the determined location of the mobile device is same or similar to the location of the person provided by the camera system; and track, using the camera system and in response to the determination, the person that continues to appear in the field of view of the one or more cameras.
2. The security system of claim 1 , where the server system is configured to determine the location of the mobile device within three feet of actual location of the mobile device.
3. The security system of claim 1 , where the server system is configured to analyze the obtained image by performing facial recognition on the image of the person carrying the tracked mobile device.
4. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the camera system includes thermal cameras to obtain a thermal image of the person, and the server system is further configured to analyze the thermal image to detect a weapon located on the person.
5. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the server system is further configured to: determine that the person is carrying more than one mobile device.
6. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the attribute associated with the potential suspect include the tracked mobile device being identified as a disposable device.
7. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a Wi-Fi capable device.
8. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the identification information of the tracked mobile device includes information obtained from a media access control (MAC) address of the tracked mobile device.
9. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the telemetry system and digital system are configured to operate in a first security protective zone, the camera system is configured to operate in a second security protective zone, and the second security protective zone is located inside the first security protective zone.
10. A method of tracking one or more mobile devices, comprising: determining, based on transmitted and received wireless signals, a location of a mobile device at or near a venue; processing an identification information of the tracked mobile device to determine an attribute associated with a potential suspect; obtaining an image of a person carrying the tracked mobile device; analyzing the obtained image to identify the person as a potential suspect; performing a determination, at different instances, that the determined location of the tracked mobile device is same or similar to a location of the person, wherein the location of the person is obtained when the person appears in a field of view of one or more cameras; and tracking, in response to the determination, the person that continues to appear in the field of view of the one or more cameras.
11. The method of claim 10 , where the location of the tracked mobile device is determined within three feet of actual location of the tracked mobile device.
12. The method of claim 10 , where the obtained image is analyzed by performing facial recognition on the image of the person carrying the tracked mobile device.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more cameras includes thermal cameras to obtain a thermal image of the person, and wherein the method further comprises: analyzing the thermal image to detect a weapon located on the person.
14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: determining that the person is carrying more than one mobile device.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the attribute associated with the potential suspect include the tracked mobile device being identified as a disposable device.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the tracked mobile device is a Wi-Fi capable device.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the identification information of the tracked mobile device includes information obtained from a media access control (MAC) address of the tracked mobile device.
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